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PRE-BILLER CAPABILITY IN ENHANCED CHARGING COLLECTION FUNCTION (CCF) APPLICATIONS

  • US 20060045250A1
  • Filed: 08/26/2004
  • Published: 03/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a telecommunications network, a method of performing the processing of off-line billed telecommunications calls, comprising the steps of:

  • responsive to receipt of a telecommunications call, building up a call data record that is missing call cost data;

    accessing a rating engine for calculating call cost data from parameters of said call stored in said call data record; and

    completing said call data record including call cost data obtained from said rating engine;

    characterized in that;

    said rating engine is accessed for obtaining call cost data for off-line charged calls in such a way as to give preference to the rating of on-line charged calls and without reducing the capacity of said rating engine to rate on-line charged calls;

    wherein a common rating engine is used for rating off-line and on-line rated calls;

    wherein the completed call data record including call cost data is formed prior to transmitting said call data record to a billing system.

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